Rehearsing The Campaign with Stephen Mitchell via Skype

Here I am rehearsing the newest monologue of The Campaign via skype with writer/director Stephen Mitchell. The Campaign is a one woman show currently being written for me by Stephen.

Headshots...We need how many??!

Photo credit: joannadegeneres.com

It's very helpful to have several looks in your repertoire of headshots; especially if you have an ambiguous appearance (like me!). You need to hit all your bases and trust me, it's not that easy! As you can see in my headshot above, this is a completely different look for me. One of the many types of roles I get called in for is "Intelligent" (I know, very vague), so it's important to be able to convey this on many levels; the most obvious one being wearing glasses.

Check out my headshots below and see if you can find out which look I'm missing! 

Photo credit: joannadegeneres.com

Photo credit: anthonymongiello.com

Photo credit: Emily Dane Brown

As you can see, I have a commercial shot, a theatrical/action shot with little makeup, and a period piece shot. All of these go within my wheelhouse, although I'm missing just one look...have you guessed it yet??

Ok I'll tell you.. 

Beauty Shot

Photo credit: someone AMAZING

Stay tuned for my new look!

Samantha Bogach talks about her role on Days Of Our Lives

Samantha Bogach 

on her recurring role on 

Days of Our Lives

Q: Can you describe the role you played?

S: The audience is introduced to “Lucy” in the hospital after she had a traumatic experience at a party. I tend to play roles with a type of heaviness surrounding them. It’s clear “Lucy” is a strong woman but has been put in a situation in which her strength was tested. 

Q: How was the audition process, and how did you prepare?

S: The audition was a very pleasant one despite some dark aspects of the script. Marnie Saitta is a wonderful casting director! She doesn’t allow an assistant or camera man in the audition room so she reads with the actors herself. I find it difficult to prepare for a scene in which the role I’m playing has been “traumatized”, because everyone reacts differently to extreme situations. There is no right or wrong way to emote being the victim of an inhumane situation. I cleared my head, imagined this really happened to me, and went in to read the scene. When it was over Marnie had tears in her eyes, so I knew it went well!

Q: Are Soap Opera’s something you’d be interested doing long-term?

S: I love to act, so whenever the opportunity arises I will act. Some of my favorite actors/actresses have started out on soaps and I’m honored to be following in their footsteps! It seems to be a solid step for most actors who have experience and training on stage, which is my case.

Q: How do you feel about transitioning from stage to film?

S: I’m never “transitioned”; That would mean I was once something specific and am now something else specific. My job is to not be specific, but rather to identify with all art forms, including and especially the human psyche. I will always be a stage actress at heart! I strongly believe that acting on stage is the most vital prerequisite for acting on camera. I love cinema as it is the evolution of stage, and has the capability to project more intricately on a mass scale. It carries the opportunity for greatness and I truly hope it starts heading back in that direction soon. 

For further information, contact:

615-945-7062

and/or

samanthabogach@gmail.com